Legal Opinion
Marcoux v. Shell Oil Products Co. LLC
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 18, 2008No. 05-2771PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-appellants Shell Oil Company, Shell Oil Products Company (collectively, “Shell”), and Motiva Enterprises appeal jury verdicts against them on several claims relating to their treatment of plaintiffs-appellees (the “Dealers”), franchisees and operators of Shell-branded service stations. Shell and Motiva (together, “the defendants”) challenge the legal basis for verdicts against them under a federal statute designed to protect franchisees, as well as the verdicts under Massachusetts state law. Additionally, they appeal the jury’s damages determinations as…
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